Today, Club for Growth Actionreleased a poll that shows Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) leads with a majority ballot in the race for U.S. Senate in Texas. Senator Ted Cruz has a nine-point lead against Beto O’Rourke (52%-43%). Senator Cruz also is net positive on his favorable to unfavorable measure by a double-digit margin (favorable: 53%; unfavorable: 42%).

Upon release of the poll, Club for Growth Action President David McIntosh remarked, “This poll confirms what we knew to be true all along. Senator Cruz holds a resounding lead because he is not only more likeable than Beto, he also has better policy proposals to grow our nation’s economy.”

Cruz leads O’Rourke with Majority on the Ballot and Double Digits on “Definitely” Support:

Senator Ted Cruz has a nine-point lead against Beto O’Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate (52%-43%). Four percent (4%) are undecided and one percent (1%) indicate support for a third-party candidate.

Among intensity measures, a majority are “definitely” supporting Senator Cruz (50%), a double-digit, ten-point advantage ahead of those who are “definitely” planning to vote for O’Rourke (40%).

Cruz Net Positive on Favorability; O’Rourke Even on Favorable to Unfavorable:

Senator Ted Cruz is net positive on his favorable to unfavorable measure by a double-digit margin (favorable: 53%; unfavorable: 42%).

In stark contrast, O’Rourke is at a 1:1 favorable to unfavorable – putting O’Rourke in a position that will make it difficult to grow his ballot share. Forty-five percent (45%) report having an unfavorable impression of O’Rourke versus forty-five percent (45%) who have a favorable opinion of him.

The survey was conducted for Club for Growth Action by WPA Intelligence. Interviews were collected from October 8-13, 2018 among n=801 likely voters in Texas. The margin of error is ±3.5%.

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